# Oracle oci8 =\> OCIError: OCI Library Initialization Error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 14, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oracle-oci8-ocierror-oci-library-initialization-error/165527 "2009-04-14T21:25:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oracle-oci8-ocierror-oci-library-initialization-error/165527/1 "2009-04-14T21:25:36Z")
I’m trying to get ActiveRecord working with an Oracle DB over the instant client. On a 32bit machine, I can require ‘oci8’: Linux xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 2.6.9-78.0.17.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Mar 5 04:52:17 EST 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux irb(main):001:0\> require ‘oci8’ =\> true However, on a 64bit machine: Linux xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 #1 SMP Tue Mar 24 12:05:57 EDT 2009 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux I have this problem: irb(main):001:0\> require ‘oci8’ OCIError: OCI Library Initialization Error from env.c:90:in oci8lib.so from /home/iono/lib/ruby/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `require' from /home/iono/packages/gems/gems/ruby-oci8-2.0.1/lib/oci8.rb:25 from /home/iono/lib/ruby/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in`gem\_original\_require’ from /home/iono/lib/ruby/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in `require’ from (irb):1 Any clues? ---
**Author:** ![robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oracle-oci8-ocierror-oci-library-initialization-error/165527/2 "2009-04-24T06:18:58Z")
bump for ideas 🙂